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  • By Pam Nadon |
  • August 8, 2017
Film review: 'Detroit'

In 'Detroit," director Kathryn Bigelow portrays an American tragedy rooted in racial unrest.

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  • Reviews
Bookstore 1 owner Georgia Court just finished reading "The Museum of Innocence" by Turkish author Orphan Pamuk.
  • By Loren Mayo |
  • January 21, 2011
Bookstore plans March debut

Bookstore 1 is scheduled to open March 1 at 1359 Main St.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Shane Rice started playing cowboy polo at just 4 years old. This season, he's one of the top players at the Sarasota Polo Club.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • February 8, 2012
Born to ride

California native Shane Rice has received the Best Playing Pony award three times so far this season and also has been named the Most Valuable Player.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • October 16, 2009
Obituary: Robert 'Bob' Oste

Robert 'Bob' Oste, 60, died Sept. 19. He was a live-aboard sailor for many years in Longboat Key, Sarasota and Bradenton Beach.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Nichole Peal’s favorite spot in the garden – “I like this spot because it’s the brightest. This trellis took forever to paint but it’s so beautiful here and I love the dwarf pentas.”
  • By Heather Merriman Saba |
  • September 10, 2013
PHOTO GALLERY: Local Girl Scout Revives Butterfly Garden

Local Girl Scout, Nichole Peal, was awarded The Gold Award Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Plymouth Harbor for her efforts with reviving its butterfly garden.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Mar Vista application to go back to planning board
  • By Eddie Kirsch |
  • May 28, 2013
May 28: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Mar Vista application to go back to planning board; Street teams program marks one year; 2013 FCAT scores released; PHOTO GALLERY: Tribute to Heroes Parade

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The application would add meeting space to the Jordan House, which was built around 1915.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 28, 2013
Mar Vista application to go back to planning board

Many Village residents who live within 500 feet of the site weren't properly notified about the application.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Brendan Moran named the mascot Cranky because of how sandhill cranes squawk at people getting too close to them. Photo by Amanda Sebastiano
  • By Amanda Sebastiano |
  • December 9, 2014
Ranch mascot receives name: Cranky the Crane

The Ranch's mascot will make a name for himself at events. He even has his own Facebook page.

  • East County
  • News
Toy donations should be new, unwrapped and valued at more than $5.
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • December 8, 2010
Key businesses team up for Toys for Tots

Toy drop-off boxes are located at 12 businesses and organizations throughout the keys.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Since GateHouse Media acquired the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in 2015, the paper has dealt with multiple rounds of layoffs and other cost-cutting measures.
  • By David Conway |
  • September 16, 2016
Herald-Tribune newsroom votes to unionize

Amid cutbacks and layoffs at the GateHouse Media-owned newspaper, the staff of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune moved to form a union in a 22-16 vote.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Founders Club located three miles east of Interstate 75 on Fruitville Road.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2010
Business Observer 10.28.10

The Founders Club announced recently Jim Owen as its director of golf.

  • East County
  • News
Late in life, unable to walk or talk, Jim Hunsader rode around the farm on his golf cart, watching the Pumpkin Festival from afar. Photos by Josh Siegel and courtesy of the Hunsader family
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • September 11, 2013
IN MEMORIAM: Cultivating a Passion

East County remembers Donald James 'Jim' Hunsader, pioneer of Hunsader Farms.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2016
Longboat Key: Obituaries

James Blatt and Lynn Moore died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
J.P. Knaggs, owner of Bijou Café, and Rebecca Hopkins, managing director of Florida Studio Theatre, lobbied the city for First Street improvements, such as wider sidewalks and new decorative lampposts. Photo by Yaryna Klimchak
  • By Roger Drouin |
  • January 31, 2013
First Street to undergo facelift

The street will get wider sidewalks, underground utilities, brick crosswalks and lush landscaping.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • February 21, 2014
Wireless group makes recommendation

A group of Longboat Key residents formed to provide a recommendation on improved cellular communication for the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2009
Our View

The public interest

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
The Sarasota Police Department is asking for help identifying two suspects connected to an Aug. 1 theft on Lido Key.
  • By David Conway |
  • August 22, 2016
VIDEO: Police work to identify Lido theft suspects

Two subjects took surveillance cameras from a Lido Key condo earlier this month — and were caught on camera in the process, the Sarasota Police Department says.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Jack Littman-Quinn |
  • May 8, 2012
Mother's Day Picks from JLQonSRQ and The Dining Diva

Mother's Day Picks from JLQonSRQ and The Dining Diva

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • September 28, 2016
Residents question neighborhood assessment switch

Four Longboat Key commissioners vote to reduce underground utilities assessments by $5 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The Country Club Shome at 520 Putter Lane recently sold for $875,000. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,529 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $920,000 in 2014.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 17, 2018
Country Club Shores home sells for $875,000

Longboat Key Country Club Shores home sells for $875,000

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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